E.ON IBU World Cup Biathlon
Staff photo/Scott Mitchell Johnson
FIFTH-GRADERS in Gail Hamel’s and Kellie Wood’s classes at Mapleton Elementary School will be attending E.ON IBU World Cup Biathlon competitions Friday at the Nordic Heritage Center and will be cheering on the athletes by ringing commemorative cowbells that were available on a first-come, first-served basis at the Star-Herald office.
BIATHLON BOUND — Fifth-graders in Cheryl Martin’s room at Zippel School are immersing themselves in everything biathlon as the days wind down to the Feb. 4-6 E.on IBU World Cup in Presque Isle at the Nordic Heritage Sport Club. A local biathlete — BethAnn Chamberlain — recently visited Martin’s students, who have adopted Norway as their “home” country. Armed with resource materials on their adopted homeland are, from left, front row: Jack Beaulieu, Adam Paterson, Hailey Hammond, Emily Wheaton, Sarah Murphy and Tai Holmes. Back row: Kali Stitham, teacher Cheryl Martin, Natalie Bates, Grace Cyr, Chrissy Skidgel, Matt O’Connell, Shea Hayes, Eric Benson, Jaelyn Page, Willie McGirt, Ally Pelletier, Ian Franz-Hoyt and Anecia Fuller. Absent from the photograph are Mason Antworth, Eric Easler, Zain Daudi and Peter Julian.
